Thursday, September 08, 2011

I have so much awesome fantasy football material for you guys today, it's off the hook. Okay, I've never actually used the phrase "off the hook" - sound natural or what? If a librarian can't pull it off, who can? Let's start with something I'm really excited about...I mentioned this a few weeks ago but the guys at FantasyPros.com are creating a season-long accuracy competition between various FF site readers (and experts!) based on how well you can nail some tough start/sit questions. So I'm asking you guys to head to this link and answer 10 questions sometime between now and Sunday morning, showing off your fantasy acumen. I'll be linking to different start/sit questions from FantasyPros.com every week and it should only take a few minutes of your time. Put your fantasy thinking cap on and make me proud!

ProFootballWeekly.com's 10 Most Intriguing Players of Week One is always a good read - it's not a start/sit piece but really just something to keep you updated on all the fantasy happenings around the league. Don't just know your own teams, know the whole scene.

As a reader recently mentioned in the comments, I'd love for you all to bounce start/sit questions off each other in the comments section. If I could, I would answer everyone who e-mails me but unfortunately between a job, a baby-turned-toddler, and this site (yup, it's a solo operation here) I'm short on free time, but I still want you all to get advice. So by all means, use the comments area and get the FFLibrarian community rolling.

15 comments:

I'd lean toward Manningham only because of the looming Revis factor. That coupled with some missed practice time would scare me off of him, but ONLY THIS WEEK. OveralI I believe Austin has a great year.

Ok, Mendenhall against the Ravens D or Tolbert sharing carries with Ryan Matthews? CBS is telling me Mendenhall is a bust this week and Tolbert is a guuy to start -- hard to sit a guy I drafted early in the 2nd round...

For Dan--You didn't draft Ray Rice to sit him, and then I would choose between Best and Hightower. Giants are starting a 3rd-string rookie MLB and Justin Tuck is practicing hurt. You know what Best can do when healthy.

I think you gotta start Mendy regardless of opponent. He is the focal point of the offense and my personal feeling is the Ravens D is aging a bit. 1st team D looked terrible vs Wash in preseason, as Hightower blew em up

Anon@ 12:36: I would bench manningham. Even though they are playing the jets, miles is still their #1, and manny is still NY's #2. Anon@ 2:12: Hard to sit mendy... Tolbert might get some touches, but I'm betting that rivers throws the hell out if the ball. Dan: you can't sit ray ray. Even vs. The Pitt D, he should get a lot of dump outs thrown his way. He's probably your #1 draft pick, and you should never sit him. Then I would go Best, as anon@3:26 said, when he is healthy he is a beast. Anthony: I would go with Felix, similar to rice, playing a good D but catches a lot of dump offs, he should get points even if he doesn't score. Anon@5:08: DWillAnon@5:58: I would go with addai, no manning means that they will be pounding the ground, and Houston is playing it's 1st game with a new D coordinator.

About Me

So why Fantasy Football Librarian? I have been playing fantasy football now for 12 years. I'm also a librarian at a museum in New York City (though my family and I now live in Knoxville, Tennessee) and I love to research stuff. What could be better than combining my love for football and research? So in September 2006, I launched FFLibrarian to try and create one place for fantasy football fans to find the info they need to succeed in their leagues.
From 2007-2013, I conducted an accuracy analysis of the experts' rankings with support from the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, and have written columns for The New York Times' Fifth Down blog and the Bruno Boys.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Here's to the 2016 season!